Question

A parent bacterial cell is able to survive in the presence of the antibiotic penicillin. Subsequent generations from this parent will be _______ penicillin

dependent on
dependent on

killed by
killed by

resistant to
resistant to

vulnerable to

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

dependent on

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

The correct answer is "dependent on." Subsequent generations from the parent bacterial cell will be dependent on penicillin because they inherit the same genetic traits from their parent, which allows them to survive in the presence of the antibiotic. This means that these bacteria rely on penicillin to continue surviving.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

resistant to